In addition to his work for clients, Scott is also a Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he teaches a course in cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Experience

Nokia Corporation in connection with various matters, including the sale of its HERE digital mapping business to a consortium comprised of AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG, Inc., its acquisition of US-based start-up Eta Devices, its acquisition of Withings SA’s digital health platform, its €1.7 billion acquisition from Siemens AG of its 50% stake in the Nokia Siemens Network joint venture, and in its acquisition of Medio Systems, Inc.

Altice USA in its acquisition of Audience Partners to enable multiscreen addressable advertising solutions in connection with its initial public offering of shares and in connection with its separation from Altice N.V.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with various matters, including its pending acquisition, together with Energy Capital Partners and Access Industries, of NYSE-listed Calpine Corporation, and in its sale of Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. to Johnson Controls, Inc.

Bojangles’ Inc. in its sale to Durational Capital Management and The Jordan Company in a public company merger transaction.

Fairfax Financial Holdings in connection with various matters, including its $4.9 billion cash and stock acquisition of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, its joint “stalking horse” bid with Sagard Capital Partners to acquire all of the assets of Performance Sports Group Ltd., its proposal to acquire Blackberry Limited and in its acquisition of Hartville Inc.

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. in connection with its $1.6 billion cash and stock acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., including the negotiation of a stockholders agreement with American Securities LLC in its capacity as a stockholder of the combined company, and in its acquisition of USM’s Mexican operations

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in its acquisition by Bank of America Corporation

Temasek Holdings in its acquisition of additional Virtu Financial, Inc. publicly-traded stock in connection with Virtu’s acquisition of KCG Holdings, Inc. and in its minority investment in Antero Resources Corporation, an NYSE-listed ‎company

Wausau Paper Corp. in its sale to Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget

WebMD Health Corp. in connection with various corporate and transactional matters, including its $2.8 billion sale to a portfolio company of KKR, its tender offer to acquire up to $150 million of its common stock and its director appointment agreement with Carl C. Icahn and certain affiliated entities

Citigroup in connection with its $11+ billion acquisition of the Costco co-branded credit card portfolio from American Express Company

Stone Point Capital in connection with various matters, including its investment in First Data Corporation and in the merger of Pierpont Securities LLC with Amherst Securities Group LP

The Dow Chemical Company in its $15 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Partners I, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of Union Site Management, L.L.C. and in its sale of GS Cell Site Holding LLC to Global Tower Partners, a Macquarie Group portfolio company

IceArizona Holdings LP in the sale of a 51% stake of the National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes franchise to Andrew Barroway and in connection with IceArizona Acquisition Co., LLC, an entity through which a consortium of Canadian and US investors completed a leveraged acquisition of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey club from the National Hockey League

Helm Corporation in connection with the sale of Helm Bank SA to CorpBanca Colombia, a subsidiary of CorpBanca SA, for cash and shares

Pierpont Securities Holdings in connection with its acquisition of Cortview Capital Holdings from Warburg Pincus

A consortium of 12 of the largest technology companies in the world, organized by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation, in connection with the acquisition of Eastman Kodak’s digital imaging patent portfolio

Citigroup, Inc. in connection with the acquisition from Capital One Financial Corporation of $7 billion of credit card receivables and accounts related to Best Buy Co. Inc.’s existing credit card program and the attendant negotiation of a bank program agreement with Best Buy to establish a de novo credit card program

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. in its acquisition by Comerica Incorporated

GrupoSura in its co-investment transactions with General Atlantic Partners and the IFC related to its approximately $3.6 billion acquisition of ING’s Latin American pensions, life insurance and investment management operations

Citigroup, Inc. in connection with its $6 billion acquisition of Federated Department Stores’ credit card business, its $7 billion acquisition from GE Capital of The Home Depot’s private label credit card portfolio and related credit card business, the sale of its electronic financial services business to JPMorgan Chase Bank, the acquisition from GE Capital of Exxon Mobil’s private label credit card business, the renegotiation of its credit card program with Sears Holdings and Citibank’s sale to GE Capital of its retail sales finance business

Kenyon Investments in its successful bid at auction to acquire the Pittsburgh Penguins in a transaction that was not consummated by mutual agreement of the parties

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of X-Rite, Inc. in connection with equity investments in X-Rite, Inc. by One Equity Partners, Sagard Capital Partners and Tinicum Capital Partners

The Bank of Nova Scotia in its acquisition of a minority stake in First BanCorp, a Puerto Rican-chartered financial holding company

Cadbury Schweppes plc in its divestiture of its Americas beverages business and the listing of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. on the NYSE

ABB in connection with the sale of its upstream oil, gas and petrochemicals business to Vetco Limited

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc as a member of the consortium (comprised of Fortis SA/NV, Fortis N.A. and Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.) that acquired ABN AMRO Holding NV

National Bank of Greece in connection with the sale of Atlantic Bank of New York to New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation in connection with its contested cash and stock acquisition of Guidant Corporation

BASF AG in its acquisition of Amcol International Corporation’s superabsorbent polymer business

Qualifications

Education

University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law

LL.B.

University of Western Ontario

B.A. (Hons.)

Admissions

New York

Of Note

Awards & Accolades

Scott Petepiece’s practice has been recognized by various publications, including Chambers,IFLR1000 and Legal 500.

The Legal 500 US quotes clients who say that Scott Petepiece is “without a doubt one the best M&A professionals”, and regard him as an “exceptionally good negotiator” and “a great lawyer with a strong business sense and an ability to get things done regardless of how challenging the situation is." (2016)